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- By: Aimee Regur

Vetiver - Vetiveria zizanoidea

Vetiver, Vetiveria zizanoidea from the botanical family Poaceae, is more commonly known as the grass family. It includes your lawn, corn, wheat, rice, millet, oats, rye, barley, wheatgrass, sugar cane and the popular essential oils of citronella, lemongrass, and palma rosa. Vetiver is Native to India and other parts of South East Asia, though [...]

- By: Aimee Regur

Vegetable Glycerine

Vegetable glycerin, or glycerol, is a sweet, clear, odorless liquid produced from plant oils, typically palm, soy, or coconut. Glycerine is a sweet, non-toxic substance used in medicines, foods and cosmetics with various grades of purification. It is a common byproduct from the production of biodiesel.Vegetable glycerin is the backbone to all lipids, known as [...]

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Yarrow - Achillea millefoilum

Common Yarrow is native to Europe and Asia and was originally introduced to North America during colonial times. Now naturalized throughout North America and into higher altitudes of Latin America it can found along roadsides, fields, waste areas and in lawns.Achillea refers to Achilles, the ancient hero of Greek myth, who was impervious to wounds. [...]

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Lemongrass - Cymbopogon schoenanthus

Various varieties of Lemongrass are native to South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, India and Sri Lanka. It is now commonly found throughout Latin America and cultivated in parts of tropical Africa.The name Cymbopogon is derived from the Greek words kymbe meaning boat and pogon for beard, referring to the large flower spikes.Medicinally, Lemongrass is anti-fungal, [...]

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Plantain Leaf - Plantar major

Native to Europe, Northern Native Americans called Plantain the “white man’s foot” because they noticed that where ever he went the plant soon showed up. Plantain has been naturalized all throughout North America and into many parts of Central America.The name has a long history, both root words plan and plat meaning flat or close [...]

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Burdock - Arctium lappa

Common Burdock is native to Eurasia though has been long naturalized in most parts of North America where is grows freely in waste places, along roadsides and hedgerows and open fields.The name arctium, from the Greek arctos meaning bear. In Native American medicine it is considered bear medicine that usually stimulates the gallbladder, liver, thyroid [...]

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Witch Hazel - Hamamelis virginiana

Native to North America, from Nova Scotia to Michigan to Texas and Florida as an understory small tree to large shrub. Witch Hazel produces golden flowers, which can be seen blooming in the dead of winter.The Mohegan tribe of Connecticut are believed to be the first to show the English settlers how to use the [...]

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Clove - Eugenia caryophyllus

Indigenous to the Maluku Islands, once known as the Clove Islands, Clove is now extinct there. Clove was imported into China more than 2000 years ago, and was later introduced and extensively cultivated on the East African coast. Today it grows throughout the East and West Indies, Brazil, Zanzibar, Madagascar, Mauritius, Ternate, Tidore and in [...]

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Balsam Canadian Pine - Abies balsamea

(Canadian Pine with White Sage Body Wash, Bar Soap and Hand Soap)Balsam Pine is native to various parts of Canada, Maine, and mountainous regions of the United States.Balsam Pine wood is used primarily for pulp and light frame construction, while the resin creates a by-product of oil and turpentine. Due to it’s classic conical shape [...]

- By: Aimee Regur

Balsam Canadian Pine - Abies balsamea

(Canadian Pine with White Sage Body Wash, Bar Soap and Hand Soap)Balsam Pine is native to various parts of Canada, Maine, and mountainous regions of the United States.Balsam Pine wood is used primarily for pulp and light frame construction, while the resin creates a by-product of oil and turpentine. Due to it’s classic conical shape [...]

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Pumpkin Seed Oil

Cultivated in Austria, Slovenia, Germany, Serbia, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Pumpkins are native to the Americas with know cultivation since 14,000 BCE and were one of the first foods along with potatoes to make the return voyage back to Europe. Pumpkins are aggressive herbaceous vines, that love disturbed soils and full sun.The name “pumpkin” originates from the Greek word pepon, which [...]

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Frankincense

(Egyptian Geranium with Adzuki Bean and Cranberry Facial Scrub)Boswellia carterii is native to East Africa, Arabia and tropical regions of Asia. There are four species of Boswellia that make the prized resin Frankincense. It is currently being cultivated in Somalia, Southern Arabia and Ethiopia.Medicinally Boswellia resin is best known for its anti-inflammatory properties and its [...]